Mel Pearson is out as Michigan Wolverines hockey coach Friday, after the school declined to renew his contract.
Pearson had been under scrutiny since the beginning of the 2021-22 season, when a complaint was formally filed against him and then-director of hockey operations Rick Bancroft.
The allegations against Pearson ranged from “pressuring students to lie on their COVID-19 tracing forms” prior to the 2021 NCAA tournament, to creating a "toxic work environment" for female support staff and claims that he retaliated against a former student athlete for bringing up issues with team culture.
The probe also alleges Bancroft knew about sexual misconduct committed by late Michigan athletic Dr.